[enviro-vlc] In Search of Aluminum: China’s Role in the Mekong Region

[Vern Weitzel]

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Subject: [China-Mekong] In Search of Aluminum: China’s Role in the Mekong Region
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:10:48 -0700 (PDT)
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In Search of Aluminum: China’s Role in the Mekong Region
Kate M. Lazarus, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, WWF, IISD, 2009.  Paper, 44
pages, copyright: Heinrich Böll Stiftung, WWF, IISD

In Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, bauxite mining - the chief material
used in the production of aluminum - has been identified as an
emerging area of exploration and foreign investment is actively being
promoted by the national governments. China is playing an increasingly
important role in investing in bauxite mining and regional
infrastructure to strategically position the country as the main
market for bauxite, alumina and aluminum from these three countries.
This study and policy brief provide an overview of bauxite mining in
three key locations in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam and takes a deeper
look at China's role in this context. They also examine the regional
linkages behind bauxite mining decision-making in the three Mekong
countries and unpacks the degree to which environmental and social
considerations have been taken into account in the decision-making
process.

Download the full report
http://www.tradeknowledgenetwork.net/research/pub.aspx?id=1145

Download the policy brief
http://www.tradeknowledgenetwork.net/research/pub.aspx?id=1146